We keep the first half of it, nothing else. No account, no tracking.

Devon · 9 checked · 119 listed, not yet checked

Dog-friendly Exmoor & the Exe

Wooded combes running down to the sea, red deer, and the quietest coast path in the south west.

9Places checked

119Listed, not yet checked

24Towns & villages

6Walks mapped

2Straight yeses

Towns & villages

45 PLACES LISTED

Lynton

45 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

4 PUBS · 21 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 1 WALK · 19 STAYS 20 PLACES LISTED

South Molton

20 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

4 PUBS · 5 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 11 STAYS 15 PLACES LISTED

Lynmouth

15 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 4 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 WALKS · 7 STAYS 5 PLACES LISTED

Bampton

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 STAYS 5 PLACES LISTED

Knowstone

5 places on our list here — somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 4 STAYS 5 PLACES LISTED

Martinhoe

5 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 1 WALK · 3 STAYS 3 PLACES LISTED

Dulverton

3 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 WALKS · 1 STAY 3 PLACES LISTED

Malmsmead

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 1 WALK 2 PLACES LISTED

Challacombe

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

2 PUBS 2 PLACES LISTED

Heddon Valley

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 1 STAY 2 PLACES LISTED

North Molton

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

2 PUBS 2 PLACES LISTED

Parracombe

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 STAY 2 PLACES LISTED

Rockford

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 STAY 1 PLACE LISTED

Bishops Nympton

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Blackmoor Gate

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Brendon

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Chittlehamholt

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Countisbury

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Kings Nympton

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Lynbridge

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Mariansleigh

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY 1 PLACE LISTED

Molland

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE LISTED

Simonsbath

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE LISTED

Stags Head

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

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Pubs · 28

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Exeter Inn

Exeter Inn is a pub in Chittlehamholt. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Fox And Goose

Parracombe · EX31 4PE

Fox And Goose is a pub in Parracombe. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Grove Inn

Grove Inn is a pub in Kings Nympton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Lorna Doone Inn

Lorna Doone Inn is a pub in Malmsmead. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Olde Cottage Inn

Olde Cottage Inn is a pub in Lynbridge. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Red Lion

Tiverton · EX16 9ES

Red Lion is a pub on Rookery Hill, Tiverton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Pubs in Lynton Pubs in South Molton Pubs in Lynmouth Pubs in Bampton Pubs in Malmsmead Pubs in Challacombe Pubs in North Molton Pubs in Parracombe Pubs in Rockford Pubs in Bishops Nympton Pubs in Blackmoor Gate Pubs in Brendon Pubs in Chittlehamholt Pubs in Countisbury Pubs in Kings Nympton Pubs in Lynbridge Pubs in Molland Pubs in Stags Head

Restaurants & cafés · 38

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Baker George

Baker George is a place to eat in South Molton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Captain's House

Captain's House is a place to eat in Lynmouth. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Charlie Friday’s

Lynton · EX35 6HY

Charlie Friday’s is a place to eat on Church Hill, Lynton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Cliff Top Cafe

Cliff Top Cafe is a place to eat in Lynton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Coffee Mill

Coffee Mill is a place to eat on Riverside Road, Lynmouth. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Dee Leahs

Dee Leahs is a place to eat in South Molton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Walks · 6

Doone Valley circular from Malmsmead

90%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on Water bowls

Seven miles and about three hours from the packhorse bridge at Malmsmead up Badgworthy Water into the Doone Valley, onto Brendon Common and back by bridleway, with 330 metres of climbing on uneven ground and some steep sections. Start at Lorna Doone Farm at Malmsmead, where the paid car park is the only parking and the tea room and toilets sit beside it; the lanes in from County Gate are steep, narrow and unsuitable for anything long. This is superb dog country with the stream beside you for the first two miles and open bridleway running above, but the common is grazed by Exmoor ponies, sheep and red deer, the National Park asks for dogs on a lead or under close control throughout, and there is a river ford at the start that runs deep after rain.

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12.5 MI · LOOP

Dulverton and Tarr Steps by the Barle

86%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on Water bowls

A full day of 12.5 miles, five to six hours, climbing out of Dulverton onto the ridges and moorland above the town and returning the whole length of the wooded Barle valley by the clapper bridge at Tarr Steps, with 480 metres of climbing on lane, moor track and a long rooty riverside path. Start from the pay-and-display car park by Exmoor House in Dulverton, which has toilets and shops for supplies and is the only substantial parking in the town; there is no useful bus link along the route so it has to be walked as a loop. For a fit dog it is one of the best days on Exmoor, shaded and watered by the Barle for the entire second half, but the high ground is grazed by sheep and ponies, several field gates have narrow stiles beside them, and the riverside path is rocky enough underfoot to wear soft pads by the end.

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Heddon's Mouth circular

94%OFF-ROAD

Livestock — leads on Water bowls

A gentle two miles and an hour along both banks of the River Heddon to the shingle beach and lime kiln where it meets the sea between some of the highest cliffs in England, with only 80 metres of climbing and slight inclines throughout. Start at the National Trust shop in the Heddon Valley, which has a car park free to members with paid spaces otherwise, plus toilets and a small café, and sits beside the Hunter's Inn at the bottom of a long steep hill from the A39. Dogs are welcome and the river gives them deep clear pools all the way down, though the Trust asks for leads because there is livestock in the fields either side, the beach is shingle rather than sand and the sea here shelves fast into cold water.

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0.75 MI · OUT & BACK

Marsh Bridge riverside stroll

92%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Water bowls

Three quarters of a mile of level forest track beside the River Barle a mile above Dulverton, twenty-five minutes there and back with barely any climbing and a firm surface suitable for most wheels. Park in the small free layby at Marsh Bridge itself, which takes half a dozen cars on the lane between Dulverton and Winsford, or walk out from the town along the road for an extra mile in each direction. It is the gentlest dog walk on this side of Exmoor with shallow gravel-bottomed pools to stand in and no stiles or gates to lift a dog over, though the lane at the bridge is narrow with fast traffic and the fields across the river are grazed.

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2.5 MI · OUT & BACK

Simonsbath to Wheal Eliza

94%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on Water bowls

Two and a half miles there and back up the upland valley of the Barle to the ruined mine workings at Wheal Eliza, an hour and ten minutes with 90 metres of climbing on grass and stony riverside path with a few gates. Start at the free village car park at Simonsbath by the old sawmill, which has toilets and is the only parking for miles in the middle of the moor; the village pub and tea room are a two-minute walk away. Dogs do well on this one with the Barle alongside for the whole route, but the valley is grazed by sheep and Exmoor ponies drift down off the moor above, so a short lead near stock is the rule, and the old mine shaft area is fenced but the ground around it is broken.

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Woody Bay and Hunter's Inn

80%OFF-ROAD

Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on Water bowls

Five and a half miles and about three hours along the wooded cliffs of the Exmoor coast to a Roman fortlet and the lost Victorian resort of Woody Bay, dropping to Hunter's Inn and climbing back by bridleway, with 420 metres of climbing on coast path, tracks and one long lane pull. Start from the free roadside parking above Woody Bay on the Martinhoe lane, which holds perhaps fifteen cars and is reached down a mile of very steep single track from the A39. Dogs get shade and running water most of the way and the Heddon river at Hunter's Inn is a proper swim, but the coast path here is narrow with a long drop to the sea through the trees, sheep and cattle graze the returning fields, and the tarmac descent to Woody Bay beach is severe enough to jar an old dog's shoulders.

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Stays · 56

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Beara Farmhouse

Beara Farmhouse is a place to stay in Chulmleigh. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Castle Hill Guest House

Lynton · EX35 6JA

Castle Hill Guest House is a place to stay on Church Hill, Lynton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Chough's Nest

Chough's Nest is a place to stay in Lynton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Fairholme Hotel

Fairholme Hotel is a place to stay in Lynton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Fern Tor

Fern Tor is a place to stay in Mariansleigh. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Gable Lodge

Gable Lodge is a place to stay in Lynton. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Last checked in Exmoor: 29 JUL 2026

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